महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-17, verse-5

शल्य उवाच ।
पूजितं चोपविष्टं तमासने मुनिसत्तमम् ।
पर्यपृच्छत देवेशः प्रहृष्टो ब्राह्मणर्षभम् ॥५॥

5. śalya uvāca ,
pūjitaṁ copaviṣṭaṁ tamāsane munisattamam ,
paryapṛcchata deveśaḥ prahṛṣṭo brāhmaṇarṣabham.

5. śalyaḥ uvāca pūjitam ca upaviṣṭam tam āsane munisattamam
paryapṛcchat deveśaḥ prahṛṣṭaḥ brāhmaṇarṣabham

5. Śalya said: The lord of the gods, greatly pleased, questioned the chief among Brahmins, the best among sages, who was honored and seated on a seat.

Words meanings summery:

• शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - King Śalya (Śalya)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• पूजितम् (pūjitam) - honored, worshipped

• च (ca) - and

• उपविष्टम् (upaviṣṭam) - seated, sat down

• तम् (tam) - him (referring to Agastya) (him, that)

• आसने (āsane) - on a seat/throne (on a seat, in a sitting place)

• मुनिसत्तमम् (munisattamam) - the best among sages (Agastya) (best among sages, chief of ascetics)

• पर्यपृच्छत् (paryapṛcchat) - questioned, asked

• देवेशः (deveśaḥ) - the lord of the gods (Indra) (lord of gods, chief of deities)

• प्रहृष्टः (prahṛṣṭaḥ) - greatly pleased, delighted

• ब्राह्मणर्षभम् (brāhmaṇarṣabham) - the chief among Brahmins (Agastya) (chief among Brahmins, best of Brahmins)

Words meanings and morphology

शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - King Śalya (Śalya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śalya

śalya - Śalya (name of a king); dart, spear

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense form

Root: vac (class 2)

पूजितम् (pūjitam) - honored, worshipped

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pūjita

pūjita - honored, worshipped, revered

Past Passive Participle

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Modifies munisattamam

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

उपविष्टम् (upaviṣṭam) - seated, sat down

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upaviṣṭa

upaviṣṭa - seated, sat down

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Modifies munisattamam

तम् (tam) - him (referring to Agastya) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to munisattamam

आसने (āsane) - on a seat/throne (on a seat, in a sitting place)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of āsana

āsana - seat, sitting, posture

Root: ās (class 2)

मुनिसत्तमम् (munisattamam) - the best among sages (Agastya) (best among sages, chief of ascetics)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of munisattama

munisattama - best among sages

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+sattama)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)

पर्यपृच्छत् (paryapṛcchat) - questioned, asked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of pari-prach

Imperfect tense form (augment 'a' + root + suffix)

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

देवेशः (deveśaḥ) - the lord of the gods (Indra) (lord of gods, chief of deities)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deveśa

deveśa - lord of gods (often referring to Indra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+īśa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

प्रहृष्टः (prahṛṣṭaḥ) - greatly pleased, delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahṛṣṭa

prahṛṣṭa - greatly pleased, delighted, joyful

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Modifies deveśaḥ

ब्राह्मणर्षभम् (brāhmaṇarṣabham) - the chief among Brahmins (Agastya) (chief among Brahmins, best of Brahmins)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇarṣabha

brāhmaṇarṣabha - chief among Brahmins

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+ṛṣabha)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, relating to Brahmins
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)